Israel launches strike against Iran, declares state of emergency across country

Oren Liebermann, CNNSat, February 28, 2026 at 6:28 AM UTC

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Israel launched what it called a “preemptive strike” against Iran Saturday morning, according to Defense Minister Israel Katz, as a state of emergency was declared across the country.

The government declared the state of emergency because of the expectation of Iranian retaliation with drones and ballistic missiles.

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